Arizona, 2020

Heat in Arizona, July 5, 2020

July 5, 2020 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona on July 5th with high temperatures just above 100 degrees in southeast Cochise County. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one adult male west of Douglas.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.

Above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona on July 5th with high temperatures just above 100 degrees in southeast Cochise County. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one adult male west of Douglas.

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet

When
July 5, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
31.880, -109.751 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Cochise County on July 5th. High temperatures included 101 degrees at Tombstone and 103 at McNeal. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one adult male 5 miles west of Douglas.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet2020-07-0524MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 912411.